Do not put your trust in princes, nor in booksellers purchased by Amazon

I heard, via the blogosphere, that BookDepository will cease to sell ebooks on 30 June.

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” said I, because the final books in Anne Digby’s Trebizon series are only available in ebook form, and the easiest place to buy them is BookDepository.

I have to admit that I’d become rather lax about reading the series, because you can only read so many boarding school novels in a row before you explode. And, frankly, the longer the series goes on, the less I enjoy it.

The first book was literally inspirational. I read it for the first time earlier this year, and promptly went looking for a contemporary Australian boarding school series. And when it turned out that didn’t exist, I started writing it. (Other people do that too, right?)

Somewhere around the fourth book, though, the Enid Blyton In The ’80s vibe started to take second place to a rather dull story about the main character’s tennis career, the supporting characters became broader, and the overall plots became less plausible. So I took a break, and figured, well, obviously BookDepository really appreciates the AU$2.50 I was spending on these books, why would they ditch them?

Bah. Now I shall have to find another dealer source.

ETA: Panic averted! The books are now available through the Kindle store. Which is less ideal, because I already have half the series in ePub form, and the price has gone up to $3.99. But I guess it’s better than a kick in the head. Right?